XMPie® is pleased to announce the release of
uDirect®
& uMerge® version
7.5 build 8716.

This version provides new features and enhancements as
described below.

Version 7.5

Support for Adobe CC-2015

uDirect & uMerge
support the
latest version of InDesign Desktop, released in June 2015 by Adobe. Note that uCreate
XM does not support Adobe CC-2015.

Audience

Audience is a new exciting feature which enables you to
break down your target audience into segments. Each segment represents
a group of recipients to which you can apply rules.

This feature enables you to divide a broad target market
into segments of, for example, consumers, professions, age groups, and
locations, each having common needs, interests, and preferences. You can
then design and implement a market strategy to target each segment, adjusting
your offer to the attributes and parameters of each.

For example, you can plan a marketing strategy that targets
singles and families, on the assumption that each segment requires a different
marketing approach to achieve maximum results.

Support for New Barcodes

This version supports the following new barcodes:

●HIBC barcodes

●MicroQRCode

●QRCode2055

●PZN8

●DotCode

●HanXinCode

●USPSIMPackage

●SwedishPostal

Version 7.2

Print Production Enhancements

PDF production workflow has been changed to a new, more
efficient, native PDF creation, instead of distilling Postscript files.

All predefined tickets that were formally using the PDF
production have been automatically migrated to use this new workflow.

In order to maintain backward compatibility, a new production
workflow was added, named Legacy PDF, that uses the old distilling process
to create PDF files.

To learn more about the capabilities and limitations of
the new workflow, and justifications for using the Legacy PDF, please
refer the uCreate Print User Guide.

Version 7.1.1

Support for Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite

uCreate Print supports
the latest version of MAC operating system, released in October 2014 by
Apple.

Version 7.1

uMerge

uMerge is a fully
functional uDirect application, with limitations on the print output file.
The print output file is in the Adobe PDF format. A
single file is created per record.

uMerge is designated
for the home and office use. While it addresses a wider market of InDesign
users than uDirect, the fact that no VDP output can be exported makes
a distinct differentiation between uDirect users (typically in a Variable
Data Print environment) and uMerge users.

Support for Adobe CC-2014

uDirect & uMerge
support the
latest version of InDesign Desktop, released in June 2014 by Adobe.

Version 7.0

uCreate - uProduce Connectivity

uCreate Print now works in a true client-server mode with
your uProduce server, providing you with an easy and convenient way to
add, modify, and run production jobs using the familiar desktop application
on your local computer. After connecting uCreate Print to the uProduce
server, you can design your Documents directly on your desktop while storing
the content on uProduce and leveraging the print production power of the
uProduce server. Thus, uProduce acts as a central storage and production
repository. This integrated environment allows to:

Start designing your Document in uCreate Print and
then save it on uProduce. From that moment on, the Document is stored
on uProduce but you may continue editing it in uCreate Print.

●Open
a Document from uProduce

Open Documents already stored on uProduce server and
edit them in uCreate Print. Easily modify the Document, while it is stored
on the server. All Assets, Data Sources, Fonts, and other Campaign materials
are pulled from the server in real time.

●Work
with uImage files

uImage Assets run on your server. You can use uImage
even if your designer does not have uImage installed on his/her computer.
It is now easier to move a uImage template to the server and use uImage
packages bought on the XMPie’s market place (https://marketplace.xmpie.com)

●uImage files
are treated as all other image assets

●No need for
manual management by the user

●Automatically
processed on uProduce server

●Leverage
Campaign Resources stored on uProduce

Use and edit Data Sources, Assets, Fonts and images
located on the uProduce server.

●Print
a Document on uProduce

Run Dynamic Print using uProduce directly from the
designer’s desktop. Composition is done on the server, while the designer
can keep working.

The connectivity between uCreate Print and uProduce requires
new license. You are entitled to one or more connectivity licenses based
on your current license. More connectivity licenses are available at an
additional cost.

Only the new XLIM documents (*.INDX, see XLIM
Enhancements below) are supported by the connectivity feature. To
work with the old XLIM format, import a CPKG and save it to the uProduce
server as the new XLIM format using the Save to uProduce
functionality.

XLIM Enhancements

Version 7 presents a new revolutionary approach in handling
XLIM documents.

1.XLIM
Preflight now checks more text, paragraph and image attributes. Over 50
additional checks have been added.

2.XLIM Preflight
has been completely revised to focus only on items that require user attention.
The Errors panel displays only errors found
in the dynamic objects of the Document (or static objects that interact
with dynamic objects).

3.All static
elements are converted to EPS images to ensure accurate rendering of the
original design and to avoid XLIM compatibility errors. EPS is a vector-based
format that ensures high quality output.

4.A XLIM file
is now saved with the *.INDX extension (instead of *.XLIM) and can be
edited and re-edited using Adobe InDesign with uCreate Print, as needed.
Conversions back and forward are done behind-the-scenes to ensure a seamless
user experience. Although all the Document's static elements are converted
to images for the purpose of production, they remain editable in InDesign.

5.XLIM functionality
has also been enhanced to support Underline and Strikethrough.

uEdit Documents require special attention. Please refer to
the uStore Help ("Preparing a XLIM
Document for uEdit HD" topic) for more details.

Editing Plan in uCreate Print Rule Editor

You can now edit the Campaign's Plan using the uCreate
Print's Rule Editor, with no need to open uPlan.

In addition, adding and editing Variables is now possible
directly from uCreate Print. You can easily define new Variables or convert
existing Content Objects to Variables. When converting a Content Object
to a Variable, a Variable with the name and the definitions of the Content
Object is created, whereas the converted Content Object references the
newly created Variable.

When working in a connectivity mode between uCreate Print
and uProduce, the Plan edited in uCreate Print is automatically updated
on uProduce. To disable editing of a Plan, simply check out the plan in
the uProduce Dashboard.